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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 73.7% less rainy days than Tuscaloosa.
- Palmer has 39.3% less Sunny Days than Tuscaloosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 16.9% worse than Tuscaloosa
 Tuscaloosa, ALPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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